Hi, Can objects such as lines, curves (no surfaces, just vector lines etc) be made translucent for just one layer. I was given method for objects as in surfaces some time ago. Steve

Display mode can be overridden on a “ByObject” basis, not a “ByLayer” basis. Use SetObjectDisplayMode Here is a box in a Shaded display viewport, with a red box set to display in Ghosted: [image]

Hi, I have just 'curves, others call them lines ! no objects as with surfaces, and wish these ‘lines’ to be translucent. As I draw them on the current layer, each new line must go translucent, if not, then I wil settle for selecting them all then making them translucent. Allocate them to a layer …

What are you trying to achieve by making lines translucent?? I do not believe what you are trying to do is possible based on the display settings [image] You could try a “hack” where you turn the grid off and you set the curve lines to be the same shade of grey as the background or a slightly dar…

Hi, I am tracing over a not so well defined picture and find the strong lines, even using light grey, are blinding me regards seeing the subtle detail I am following. Steve

How about making the pictureframe transparent and move it above the cplane so lines drawn fall behind it? In the past I have successfully used that trick for the situation you describe. You will need to make a new material that has the pictureframe’s image as texture. The material can be set to a …

Make translucent curves on a certain layer...how?

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Ncik March 21, 2016, 12:36am 7

This…except there shouldn’t be any need to reassign material textures to the pictureframe. Just adjust the basic settings transparency.

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